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contend 【contend】v.竞争；辩论Our baseball tearm is contending for the championship.我棒球队争夺冠军。

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[kən'tend] 
contendcompete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
To defend a belief or keep affirming that it's true is to contend. A lot of supporters would contend that the earth was flat, but eventually, when no one dropped off the edge no matter how far they traveled, the "round" theory won.
One of the meanings of contend is from the French "to strive with," and it is a literal fighting, as in "to contend with fists." Most contemporary uses of the verb contend illustrate competitions of proof or defense, where a person will contend that something is true, or better, or wrong. It is still a striving but more of a verbal kind, where what you contend is what you hope to convince others is correct.
All forms of 'contend' will appear on average once every 174 pages.contendcontendercontentioncontentiouscontentiousnessnoncontentious

Front	contend
Pron	[kən'tend]
Back	【contend】 v.竞争；辩论 Our baseball tearm is contending for the championship. 我棒球队争夺冠军。
Vocab	contendcompete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others To defend a belief or keep affirming that it's true is to contend. A lot of supporters would contend that the earth was flat, but eventually, when no one dropped off the edge no matter how far they traveled, the "round" theory won. One of the meanings of contend is from the French "to strive with," and it is a literal fighting, as in "to contend with fists." Most contemporary uses of the verb contend illustrate competitions of proof or defense, where a person will contend that something is true, or better, or wrong. It is still a striving but more of a verbal kind, where what you contend is what you hope to convince others is correct. All forms of 'contend' will appear on average once every 174 pages. contend contender contention contentious contentiousness noncontentious

Contend Kən'tend V.竞争；辩论 Baseball Tearm Contending Championship 我棒球队争夺冠军